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that has helped the obama administration and the obama campaign define him and i think he pushed back against that with the humor. >> let me look forward and ask you, mark halperin, what do you anticipate coming up now? next week we've got the two vice presidents -- the vice president and his challenger paul ryan there and how about the town hall format for barack obama? the conventional wisdom has been because everybody has bill clinton in their mind that the democrat, president obama, will do better in the town hall relating and empathizing and showing he connects to people. i'm not so sure about this president. >> well, i'm not so sure, although both of them will be -- i think the strongest mitt romney has been in my experience as a presidential candidate on the debate the other night was the events he did in both cycles last campaign in 2008 and this one, his so-called ask mitt anything events where he did take questions from people. he showed humor and the kind of fluidness and personality that he showed in the depate ba in those events and people that think this format clearly f
that has helped the obama administration and the obama campaign define him and i think he pushed back against that with the humor. >> let me look forward and ask you, mark halperin, what do you anticipate coming up now? next week we've got the two vice presidents -- the vice president and his challenger paul ryan there and how about the town hall format for barack obama? the conventional wisdom has been because everybody has bill clinton in their mind that the democrat, president obama,...
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what is the goal of the obama administration in regard to this announcement? >> it does gut no child left behind for some extent. no child left behind is a bubl era laws that aims to make all students proficient in reading and math that. criticism stems from the fact folks said it was penalizing schools that didn't live up to yearly standards. stripping federal funding from some of those schools, for example. this september president obama said states can obtain a waiver from no child left behind, as long as they provide a viable alternative educational plan, a plan that shows they will get students ready for college and the work force. the big announcement today is that ten schools do, in fact, qualify for that. this is a big deal because just as of last year about half of the nation schools were getting a failing grade under no child left behind. big announcement coming shortly. >> kristen welker at the white house, thank you so much. looking regal in your red. >> thank you, luke. >>> top republican leaders are rallying the troops at cpac in washington today
what is the goal of the obama administration in regard to this announcement? >> it does gut no child left behind for some extent. no child left behind is a bubl era laws that aims to make all students proficient in reading and math that. criticism stems from the fact folks said it was penalizing schools that didn't live up to yearly standards. stripping federal funding from some of those schools, for example. this september president obama said states can obtain a waiver from no child...
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. >> senate democrats and the obama administration too afraid to tackle, let alone vote on, the tough issues in an election year. >> after hearing all of that from republicans, senate majority leader harry reid gave a 15-minute response. >> what they have done is the very definition of hut spa, what neb, mr. president. complaining about about what they have created. they have created the fact we haven't gotten anything done. >> joining me reid wilson and "the washington post" columnist ruth marcus. thank you both for joining me. ruth, i want to talk to you, harry reid the definition of chutzpah. >> i'm flglad you raised that. >> worth the price of admission. >> chutzpa. >> i wanted to clear that up myself. >> i'm a reliable source on that. >> i feel like we're so focused, i'm so focused on november 6th. in some ways what comes after, no matter who wins, and that's the presidential, senate and house, no mat who wins, we're facing a dire situation in which we have a narrow period of time to solve a problem that both sides, judging from the rhetoric today are not willing to give on. how
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the obama administration position is they don't want to extend the tax cuts for the wealthiest americans. there is a digregz between president obama and former president clinton. no question about it. >> and republicans are having a field day with it. they have been all over the floor and the airwaves trying to make the point because they are taking pleasure in trying to show that they were trying to drive a wedge between the two. >> which is no surprise of course. they are going to jump on that. it will be left to president clinton to now figure out a way to kind of double back and make the argument in the end that what president obama is doing economically is superior to what governor romney would do. we will hear more of that in the coming days. >> we can hear more as to what they would do. thank you very much. thanks for joining us today. up next, former mississippi governor and republican party chair, haley barbour reacting. the fair pay fight for women. this is "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. emily's just starting out... and on a budget. like a ramen noodle- every-night bu
the obama administration position is they don't want to extend the tax cuts for the wealthiest americans. there is a digregz between president obama and former president clinton. no question about it. >> and republicans are having a field day with it. they have been all over the floor and the airwaves trying to make the point because they are taking pleasure in trying to show that they were trying to drive a wedge between the two. >> which is no surprise of course. they are going to...
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joining me now ambassador ross who held top jobs in three administrations most recently in the obama administration but also for the former presidents bush, one and two, i think. >> bush one, reagan -- yes. >> all the way back. >> you come with bonified credentials in foreign policy. let's talk about what this speech really indicated on syria. it seemed to me what mitt romney presented today was not to directly arm some. he was talking about working through allies. >> if you read the speech he'll work with allies to see that arms are provided. it's a passive voice. what i heard them saying to you is we'll be more active in terms of trying to make that happen. i think the longer we wait to do it, the harder it will be. >> you would go farther than mitt romney. >> i would. >> the administration is worried about the weapons getting into the wrong hands. >> it is a legitimate concern. what you have to do is focus heavily on identifying those you are prepared to work with, create tests for them. provide the weapons that would create less concern for us like anti-tank weapons as opposed to
joining me now ambassador ross who held top jobs in three administrations most recently in the obama administration but also for the former presidents bush, one and two, i think. >> bush one, reagan -- yes. >> all the way back. >> you come with bonified credentials in foreign policy. let's talk about what this speech really indicated on syria. it seemed to me what mitt romney presented today was not to directly arm some. he was talking about working through allies. >> if...
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administration on religious installations and mandating the coverage of birth control and insurance, and you've been on the record criticizing this decision, but senator santorum says, this is another flip flop for governor romney where in 2005, he said in his heart of hearts that he thought receiving some of these birth control items trumped religious consciousness, what do you say to this and how do you tell conserves that now you are on this side of the issue? >> you have to look at what he did when he was governor of massachusetts, which is what the criticism is. he said that he would not, he would allow religious institutions to have, to do what they needed to do. and so i don't think that there's a flip flop here, though change in position here, governor romney i think has been incredibly consistent on this issue. >> but he mandated that said degr, you know, in certain circumstances, these hospitals and clinics had to use any form ones of birth control necessary. >> i don't think that was a mandate. i really don't, chuck. >> what did he mean by in his heart of hearts when it ca
administration on religious installations and mandating the coverage of birth control and insurance, and you've been on the record criticizing this decision, but senator santorum says, this is another flip flop for governor romney where in 2005, he said in his heart of hearts that he thought receiving some of these birth control items trumped religious consciousness, what do you say to this and how do you tell conserves that now you are on this side of the issue? >> you have to look at...
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administration, now a professor and vice provost at the university of pennsylvania and chair of the department of medical ethics and health policy at the perelman school of medicine. i can't add another title. we don't have enough space. dr. zeke, let's talk about the health care bill. how do you sell it to the american people? half the people were unaware or 41%, i should say, not aware of the supreme court ruling. the nation evenly divided right now. so it is a blank slate. we're seeing a pickup in democratic support but the swing voters are still out there. as a political matter, how does the white house -- >> you're asking the wrong doctor about politics. >> you've still got that emanuel gene in you. >> we have a communications challenge and i think the best way is to try to summarize the law and make clear what the various provisions are. there's still a lot of confusion about the mandate and what does it mean for people who already have employer based insurance. they don't understand that insurance satisfies the mandate and think they have to do more. many of the advantages, p
administration, now a professor and vice provost at the university of pennsylvania and chair of the department of medical ethics and health policy at the perelman school of medicine. i can't add another title. we don't have enough space. dr. zeke, let's talk about the health care bill. how do you sell it to the american people? half the people were unaware or 41%, i should say, not aware of the supreme court ruling. the nation evenly divided right now. so it is a blank slate. we're seeing a...
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in the first few days of the obama administration. >> fair point. it really is a political decision that has to be taken at the highest levels. thank you very much. >> you bet. >> thanks, pete williams. >>> well, some gun law advocates are hoping that this tragedy will be different, that this one somehow, the enormity of it, will change the politics of guns. senator dianne feinstein has been leading the charge for decades and joins me now. senator, as you know better than anyone, this was actually one of the issues that propelled you into the limelight tragically as the mayor of san francisco through the shootings there, and then the series of mass killings, the 101, the stockton, california, all of the assault weapon issues that arose in california made you the first advocate really. tell me about the history and what happened when you first went to the senate. >> it's a little bit more than being an advocate. we actually wrote that assault weapons bill. i came here. we set about writing a bill. i talked to senator biden about it. he was then chair
in the first few days of the obama administration. >> fair point. it really is a political decision that has to be taken at the highest levels. thank you very much. >> you bet. >> thanks, pete williams. >>> well, some gun law advocates are hoping that this tragedy will be different, that this one somehow, the enormity of it, will change the politics of guns. senator dianne feinstein has been leading the charge for decades and joins me now. senator, as you know better...
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is that what the obama administration is trying to say? >> i think tough leadership, strategic decision-making, counseling with the generals, but making the decision, whether it's in iraq, to responsibly bring all 142,000 troops home, or set a timetable, work in the international community with partnerships strengthen that country, so it can continue on its own for it is sovereignty and its independence, that's the policy the president has laid out. mitt romney, on the other hand has been fairly feckless and clueless and reckless on this policy. he's changed his opinion on it. he changed his opinion, as i mentioned on whether or not it was worth moving resources to go get bin laden, and he's changed his mind even when the president was successful in putting together an international collision to go after gadhafi in libya and was successful. i think governor romney that is flip flopped on that issue as well. congressman tim roemer, a man of many accomplishments, one of which is is joining us on the show, thank you. >> good to see you. thank
is that what the obama administration is trying to say? >> i think tough leadership, strategic decision-making, counseling with the generals, but making the decision, whether it's in iraq, to responsibly bring all 142,000 troops home, or set a timetable, work in the international community with partnerships strengthen that country, so it can continue on its own for it is sovereignty and its independence, that's the policy the president has laid out. mitt romney, on the other hand has been...
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. >> this is not what president obama promised. i would argue this is the result of failed leadership in washington, bad fiscal policy coming from the administration. >> you didn't elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. you elected me to tell you the truth. and the truth is it will take more than a few years for us to solve challenges that have built up over decades. >> last night, the president pleaded for patience. he also turned mitt romney's policies into punch lines. >> all they have to offer is the same prescriptions they've had for the last 30 years. have a surplus? try a tax cut. deficit too high? try another. feel a cold coming on? take two tax cuts, roll back some regulations and call us in the morning. >> but the moment that brought the crowd to tears was the entrance of gabbi giffords, bravely, painfully, heroically crossing the stage and leading the pledge of allegiance in a loud voice. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under
. >> this is not what president obama promised. i would argue this is the result of failed leadership in washington, bad fiscal policy coming from the administration. >> you didn't elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. you elected me to tell you the truth. and the truth is it will take more than a few years for us to solve challenges that have built up over decades. >> last night, the president pleaded for patience. he also turned mitt romney's policies into punch...
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that's something i've called for beginning the president obama's administration in 2009. that's going to be an essential issue as we go forward. how we address the expiring tax rates and the automatic cuts in terms of the balance that's contained within the cuts, i think really does have to be addressed in some way now to give some certainty as we move forward. nevertheless based on what we have to dress in the lame duck session on the tax issues and spending cuts it will create a level of uncertainty going forward until everything is finally determined in the new congress. that's regrettable because obviously we could have avoided all of that and certainly could and avoided a fiscal cliff condrived by the congress, a manufactured crisis. we didn't have to be in this position that we have placed the country in today. >> do you have any sense, now that you're back, that lessons have been learned and anything will be different in the next congress? >> probably a better sense next week, andrea, when we reconvene and having discussions among our colleagues about how to procee
that's something i've called for beginning the president obama's administration in 2009. that's going to be an essential issue as we go forward. how we address the expiring tax rates and the automatic cuts in terms of the balance that's contained within the cuts, i think really does have to be addressed in some way now to give some certainty as we move forward. nevertheless based on what we have to dress in the lame duck session on the tax issues and spending cuts it will create a level of...
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administration to say, hey, we're willing and able to touch the third rail. we're willing to talk about specific proposals to reform entitlements. and a grave political challenge or risk. actually the country is saying we respect the fact you're willing to be bold and specific, but there's the president? you can't hardly find him even touching much less specifically addressing some of the most pressing financial issues of the country right now. our debt, our deficit, the entitlement's role in that. where is he? paul ryan and mitt romney said, we'll put a marker down, stand behind it, debate it. said, president, where are you? you know what, he can't find hem. >> he's talking about beer and other stuff. you can't find his entitlele proposal to speak of. where's the specific proposal to reform social security, specific proposal to reform medicare and medicaid? answer, hard to find. >> tim pawlenty. out campaigning for mitt romney. it's going to be a very tough 70 days, 71 days. >> it will, but it's an important election. a good debate. we will. >> thank you ver
administration to say, hey, we're willing and able to touch the third rail. we're willing to talk about specific proposals to reform entitlements. and a grave political challenge or risk. actually the country is saying we respect the fact you're willing to be bold and specific, but there's the president? you can't hardly find him even touching much less specifically addressing some of the most pressing financial issues of the country right now. our debt, our deficit, the entitlement's role in...
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administration slamming mitt romney's claim that he should get credit for rescuing the auto industry. well, now will romney put the brakes on this claim that has him in hot water? plays a key role throughout our entire lives. ♪ one a day women's 50+ is a complete multivitamin, designed for many of women's health concerns as we age. ♪ it has more of seven antioxidants to support cell health. that's one a day women's 50+ healthy advantage. to support cell health. ♪ [ ping! ] [ ping! ping! ] that's why i use new tampax radiant. it helps keep my period invisible, combing tampax's best-ever leak protection with a revolutionary resealable wrapper so all they'll see is me. [ ping! ] ♪ hi. totally new, awesomely-invisible tampax radiant. check out the whole radiant collection. home protector plus, from liberty mutual insurance, where the costs to both repair your home and replace your possessions are covered. and we don't just cut a check for the depreciated value -- we can actually replace your stuff with an exact or near match. plus, if your home is unfit to live in after an incide
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. >> the obama administration has said that it is going to punish anyone who is responsible for these leaks, and has appointed two investigators, two prosecutors, i should say, from the justice department to investigate. >> they have appointed two political appointments, that are appointed by -- they're already working and appointed by attorney general holder and president obama. they're presidential appointees. hardly independent voices. what's clear here and there's a growing consensus, there's got to be some sort of independent investigation where the person doing -- leading the investigation is not some appointee of the president's and that's why we need some kind of special counsel and again, just take it from the chairman of the senate select committee on intelligence, democrat senator dianne feinstein, who has really raised concerns here that i think people are starting to wake up to, and the need for this to be led independently of the investigation be led independently of administration, white house presidential appointees. >> one of the points that the presidential -- the pr
. >> the obama administration has said that it is going to punish anyone who is responsible for these leaks, and has appointed two investigators, two prosecutors, i should say, from the justice department to investigate. >> they have appointed two political appointments, that are appointed by -- they're already working and appointed by attorney general holder and president obama. they're presidential appointees. hardly independent voices. what's clear here and there's a growing...
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administration mass made little, if any progress. "bending history" highlights the accomplishments and some failures. the co-author of "bending history" martin ten dig. what do you think is the biggest failure of resolve our execution? is it the arab/israeli conflict, which has not been addressed? >> i think it's the most obvious one, the president has done a good job of being the custodian of the national interesting, and essentially pulling out of the meet, and ending the wars in iraq and now afghanistan shifts the focus to asia, but the process part of the reason for that is a failure to resolved. >> he only embold under netanyahu and made it more difficu difficult. >>> that was one of the things undermining the the mind authorities it was reasonable to expect the israelis to constrain the activity, but he set a high goal, as he did in much of his foreign policy, put out these very high goals, soaring visions, so on, and then authorized his special envoy, george mitchell to negotiate something less than that, and the something les
administration mass made little, if any progress. "bending history" highlights the accomplishments and some failures. the co-author of "bending history" martin ten dig. what do you think is the biggest failure of resolve our execution? is it the arab/israeli conflict, which has not been addressed? >> i think it's the most obvious one, the president has done a good job of being the custodian of the national interesting, and essentially pulling out of the meet, and...
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and the administration, the president could have walked away from this, the government would have walked away from it and we would not be here in the humor we are in today. >> steven ratner was in charge of the policy that was being praised by bill clinton, steve, great to see you again, thank you for joining us today. this has become a big issue in the campaign as well, obviously it was in michigan. but now on the broader scale, the whole energy debate, newt gingrich is putting up a web aide talking about his $2.50 gas price. what do we need to do in this country to have a real debate on energy and the kind of policy that you created? >> they are separate issues, half of oil is used for transportation, so they do come together at this point. energy is one of the most dividing difficulty, like housing issues for this country to grapple with, there are so many sensible things we should be doing, like taxing gas at a reasonable level the way the europeans do, in terms of developing new energy, that can be done in many cases safelily and environmentally sound, and as rahm emanuel was talkin
and the administration, the president could have walked away from this, the government would have walked away from it and we would not be here in the humor we are in today. >> steven ratner was in charge of the policy that was being praised by bill clinton, steve, great to see you again, thank you for joining us today. this has become a big issue in the campaign as well, obviously it was in michigan. but now on the broader scale, the whole energy debate, newt gingrich is putting up a web...
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he's the most effective spokesperson for the middle class in this administration. that's why he's getting so attacked. you'll see him talk about it tonight. and speak directly to the middle class about why we need to re-elect barack obama. >> now, you, yourself, had a zinger against paul ryan. paul ryan bragged and exaggerated his record as a marathoner. this is what you had to say about that. >> romney/ryan budget means what it says. i believe his math as it relates to his budget. i'm not sure if i believe his math as it relates to his marathon times. he said it was under three. now up to around four. close getting near to where my mom who ran a marathon, about 4 1/2 hours. so i guess he can compete with my mom. maybe not. i think my mom could take him. well, you know, paul ryan, you know, what offends me about what paul ryan's done is his budget. he cuts $11 billion to the veterans administration in year one. $11 billion as we come home from two long wars. one of them being our longest war in afghanistan. >> you served in iraq. >> i served in iraq. we have 50,000
he's the most effective spokesperson for the middle class in this administration. that's why he's getting so attacked. you'll see him talk about it tonight. and speak directly to the middle class about why we need to re-elect barack obama. >> now, you, yourself, had a zinger against paul ryan. paul ryan bragged and exaggerated his record as a marathoner. this is what you had to say about that. >> romney/ryan budget means what it says. i believe his math as it relates to his budget....
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then used to compare a mitt romney administration with what's happening in the euro zone. let's watch. >> who would have thought after years and years and years, even decades, in which the republican right attacked old europe, that they would embrace the economic policies of the eurozone. austerity and unemployment now at all costs. i mean, after all, their unemployment rate's 11% and ours is 8. we can get right up there if we just adopt their policies. >> there he is, bill clinton, the political master. >> right. that's him. and that's exactly to my point earlier, that's exactly what i'm talking about. framing the economy and the world's stage, the eurozone in a very digestible way for the average person who is not following closely. it's his real genius as a politician, you saw it on display there. >> see you later, my friend. and democrats have scheduled a senate vote on legislation that would help ensure women get equal pay for equal work, but looks to many to being about politics than policy. they are expected to block the bill's advance on a procedural vote allowing
then used to compare a mitt romney administration with what's happening in the euro zone. let's watch. >> who would have thought after years and years and years, even decades, in which the republican right attacked old europe, that they would embrace the economic policies of the eurozone. austerity and unemployment now at all costs. i mean, after all, their unemployment rate's 11% and ours is 8. we can get right up there if we just adopt their policies. >> there he is, bill clinton,...
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and the president's pastor, reverend joel hunter, one of president obama's closest advisers and a man who disagrees with the president's historic gay marriage announcement is coming here. and good day. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. it's deja vu all over again. congressional republicans promising to block nel increase in the debt ceiling unless it is offset by spending cuts. the leadership of both parties is meeting at the white house for the first time since february at a d.c. sandwich shop today, the president previewed the hoagie summit. >> my message to congress and i'm going to have a chance to see the congressional leadership when i get back to the white house, i'm going to offer them hogies while they're there is let's go ahead and act to the help build and sustain momentum for our economy. there will be more than enough time for us to campaign and politic but make sure we don't lose steam at a time when a lot of folks like these are feeling optimistic. >> what about speaker boehner this morning about the debt? >> thank you, everybody. thank you, guys. >> not worried a
and the president's pastor, reverend joel hunter, one of president obama's closest advisers and a man who disagrees with the president's historic gay marriage announcement is coming here. and good day. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. it's deja vu all over again. congressional republicans promising to block nel increase in the debt ceiling unless it is offset by spending cuts. the leadership of both parties is meeting at the white house for the first time since february at a d.c....
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out which groups this administration is trying to turn out. you like the beat? >> did you just do this for me? this is special. this is nice. they go wherever i am. it's great. no, i think, look, i think we have a diversity there in our party that we're enormously proud of. >> you've got to turn out women voters, hispanics. >> absolutely. >> and you've got to turn them out, close to the numbers you had in 2008 to make up for mitt romney's advantage with white men. >> one, i think we are actually ahead of where we were with hispanics four years ago and i think again, it comes from the fact that the president cares passionately about strengthening the economy, improving access to health care, improving access to education, and actually believes in immigration and immigration reform, unlike the other party. and look, there is simply not a better advocate for barack obama than michelle. >> speaking of michelle obama, she famously was reluctant to campaign at times and in the midterm election, it's been written about. we don't have to go there but
out which groups this administration is trying to turn out. you like the beat? >> did you just do this for me? this is special. this is nice. they go wherever i am. it's great. no, i think, look, i think we have a diversity there in our party that we're enormously proud of. >> you've got to turn out women voters, hispanics. >> absolutely. >> and you've got to turn them out, close to the numbers you had in 2008 to make up for mitt romney's advantage with white men....